1. Trade Networks
World History
SOL WHI 10 a

2. Essential Questions
Where were the major trade routes in the Eastern Hemisphere from 1000 to 1500 CE?

3. Essential Questions
How did trade facilitate the diffusion of goods and ideas among different cultures?

4. Silk Road Major trade route from East Asia to the Middle East
Items traded – Silk, Porcelain, Spices
Innovations – Paper, compass, gunpowder
Religion – Buddhism from India into China

5. Indian Ocean Maritime Trade
Major trade route connecting East Africa, Middle East, and South Asia
Items traded – Textiles, spices, gold, ivory
Innovations – Lateen sail to Middle East and Europe from India
Spread of Religion – Islam spread to East Africa and Southeast Asia, Hinduism and Buddhism spread from India to Southeast Asia

7. Trans-Sahara Trade Route
Major trade route across the Sahara Desert in North Africa, connected Mediterranean lands with Sub- Saharan Africa
Items traded – Gold, salt, ivory
Spread of Religion – Islam spread into North Africa

10. Northern European Trade
Major trade route from the Baltic Sea region south to Black Sea and West to Western Europe
Items traded – furs, amber, fish, and timber from Northern Europe to Southern Europe
Spread of religion – Christianity spread into Northern Europe (Catholic and Orthodox)

12. South China Sea Trade
Major trade route from Southeast Asia to China and Korea
Items traded – Porcelain, silk, textiles, from China and spices from Southeast Asia
Spread of Religion – Buddhism to China, Korea, Japan

13. South Asia (India) and Southeast Asia
China
South Asia (India) and Southeast Asia
Africa/Middle East
Europe
Silk, porcelain, textiles
Textiles, spices
Gold, slaves, salt, ivory, animal hides
Timber, amber, fish, furs
Paper, compass, gunpowder, waterwheels, windmills, printing (paper money)
New crops such as sugar, lateen sail
Hinduism and Buddhism to China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
Islam from Middle East to Africa, India, Southeast Asia